As the tempo reached its frenzied peak, I felt something—call it the arising of collective intelligence—call it a moment of mysterious bliss; all I know is that it hinted at something more powerful than any of us understand—and its emergence in multiple forms, through multiple voices.

Ian MacKenzie is a filmmaker and media activist from Vancouver, BC. He is co-producer of the upcoming feature documentary Occupy Love, directed by Velcrow Ripper.

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With all due respect, Wanderlust and studio yoga is exclusionary. I sincerely hope the future of yoga is something more like this — open to all backgrounds, races, body types, not through a homogenization of tattoos, dreads, Lulu pants, and travel photos.

Check out this group (http://www.facebook.com/ImUniqueDenver) in Denver who over the summer held an event where hundreds of folks from diverse backgrounds came together for a free (shocking, I know!) class and blew the roof of a museum.

Love the folks in the video you produced and like practicing with them, but won't turn into one of them.

Yeah, I am skeptical of "mainstream yoga" too. I think when commercialism becomes a larger driving force than our intention to have real connections based on kindness the yoga movement is in peril. I didn't feel that it was out of balance there. I can only speak to my experience, but I enjoyed a lot of great yoga and deep conversations with people as well as time to dance and free my soul. I think a lot of people would say the same.